Shears



(11011011111.) f C. H. MGKEE. SHBARS.

110.4523111. Patented May 19,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES IfI. MCKEE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

-SHEARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,716, dated May 19,1891.

Application iiled January 26 1 8 91.

To all whom it 11mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. MCKEE, of St. Louis, Missouri, have madea new and useful Improvement in Shears, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The distinguishing feature of' the present improvement is the offsetwhereby that portion of the handle which is grasped by the operator israised above the level of the plane of the blades, substantially as ishereinafter described and claimed, aided by the annexed drawings, makingpart of this specification, in which- Figure l is a plan ot' theimproved shears; Fig. 2, a view in perspective of the shears, the pointof View being at the side of the shears; and Fig. 3, a rear endelevation of the shears.

The same letters rof reference denote the same parts.

The shears A are of the usual construction, saving as modiiedandsupplemented by the present improvement. The two parts ce a of theshears are pivoted to each otherby means of the pin B. The blades C Care of the usual form, with the exception that the lower blade O isrounded on its underside to form apro-v jection c upon the under side ofthe blade of the shape substantially as is indicated in Figs. 2 and 3,and at the heel of both blades is a downwardly-extended projection c.The prof jection extends slightly below the level of the projection c.Its object is to enable the shears to be properly held in use.

Serial No. 379,217. (No model.)

"The handles D D of the shears extend directly upward from their pointof connection 'with the blades, as shown substantially at d d, andthence extend horizontally, substantially as shown at d d. In practicethe liandle portions d d are about four inches from the level of theblades. E represents the spring for opening the shears. Its form may bevaried, but it is attached to the upright portions d d of the handles.The handles in other respects may be formed in the usual manner. j

I claim* l. The combination ofthe blades and the handles, said handlesextending from their point of connection with the blades directly upwardat right angles to the plane of said blades, as shown, and thencehorizontally, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described shears having the handle portions d d raisedabove the level of the blades, said blades having thedownwardly-extended projections c c, and the blade C', having therounded projection c,-

substantially as described.

fitness my hand this 14th day oi' January, 1891.

CHARLES ll. MCKEE.

Vitnesses:

C. D. MOODY, A. BoNvILLE.

